Garment



J. K. McCOMB. GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12. 1920.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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, James K. MCornb.

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GARLVIENT.

Application. filed January 12, 192

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James KENNEDY MoCoMn, a British subject, residing inthe city of Toronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario,Dominion of Klan-ads, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Garments; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in a housedress, wrapper, orthe like, and the object of the invention is to so make the garment thatit may be quickly adjusted to neatly fit the figure. of persons ofdifferent bust, waist and arm measurements, tins object being attainedas hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l, is a fragmentary perspective view of a garment turned insideout and worn by a relatively stout woman,

Fig. 2, is a similar view to big. 1, showing the same garment worn by awoman of smaller dimensions, and

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary detail view showing in plan the material cutfor the sleeve and part of the bust.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings. I

Heretofore in this class of garment it has been necessary for a merchantto carry in stock an assortment of sizes to meet the re quirements ofthe trade with re ard to the variations of the bust, waist, and arm measurements of his customers, and often at the end of the season he has alarge portion of the stock on hand on account of there being no demandfor certain of the sizes. This entails an unnecessary investment ofcapital and a consequent increase in the price of the garment to thepurchaser. t

In carrying out the present invention 1' find that it is only necessaryto make two sizes of garment, one for large bust measurements and theother for medium bust measurements. in both cases 1 form the sleeve (1and bust a with a gore Y), which tends from the wrist band a of thesleeve to the waist band 6 of the bust, and provide this gore with threesets of spaced eyelets c, d and c, the eyelets c belnp; secured to thegore in the vicinity of the elbow, the eyelets cl being secured to thegore at the shoulder, and the eyelets a being secured to the gore atSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

. Serial No. 351,048.

the waist line. Each set of eyelets o, d and i set can be pulledtogether and tied in their contracted position. v V

he wrist band a may be provided with a set of fasteners a by which itmay be reg'ulated'to snu ly' embrace the wrist, so that when the drawstring f is pulled through the eyelets 6, they, in conjunction with thewrist band, will regulate the size of the sleeve between the elbow andthe wrist band. Likewise, the draw string 7 and eyelets (Z inconjunction with the draw string f and eyelets 0, will regulate the sizeof the sleeve between the elbow and the shoulder and will also regulatethe upper part of the bust to the body, and the draw string it andeyelets Q will regulate the size of the lower part of the bust and thewaist.

By the use of the gores, the eyelets, and draw strings, a garment madefor the largest size of person within its range can be contracted toneatly fit the figure of the smallest person within its range. Thus agarment having a 42"Vbust can be adjusted by means of the draw strings,eyelets and gores to neatly fit any. figure between a 42" and a Setbust, the material of the sleeve, bust and waist being drawn to thefigure by the manipulation of the draw strings. in this way it is onlynecessary for a merchant to carry two sizes of garments in stock, andthe wearer, without any alteration of the garment, can adjust it qui'ldyto neatly fit the figure, and thus'always present a well-dressedappearance. While I have shown and described one convenient andpractical means of regulating the size of the sleeve and bust, I wish itto be understood that other means within the scope of the claims may besubstituted for them.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In. a garment comprising a bust, sleeve, and a gore inserted in thegarment extending from the waist line of the bust to the wrist band ofthe sleeve, the combination of means for regulating the size of thesleeve and means for regulating the size of the bust.

2. In a garment comprising a bust, a sleeve, and a gore inserted in thegarment and extending from the waist line of the bust to the wrist bandor" the sleeve, the combination of means secured to the garment at thesides of the gore in the vicinity of the elbow for regulating the sizeof the sleeve between the elbow and wrist band, means secured to thegarment at the sides of the gore in the vicinity of the shoulder ferregulating the size of the sleeve between the elbow and shoulder and forregulating the size of the upper part of the bust, and means secured tothe garment at the sides of the gore in the vicinity of the waist bandfor regulating the size oi the lower part of the bust and waist band.

3. In a garment comprising a bust, a sleeve, and a gore inserted in thegarment and extending from the waist line otthe bust to the wrist bandof the sleeve, the

menses combination of means secured to the garment at the sides'of thegore in the vicinity of the elbow for regulatinglthe size of the sleevebetween the elbow and wrist band, means secured to the garment at thesides Or the gore in the vicinity of the shoulder for regulating thesize of the sleeve between the elbow and shoulder and for regulating thesize oi? the upper part'of the bust, and means secured to the garment atthe sides of the gore in the vicinity of the waist band for regulatingthe size of the lower part of the bust and the waist band, said meanscom prising three sets of eyelets mounted in strips of fabric materialand provided with draw strings, each set of eyelets and its respectivestring being secured to the garment at appropriate position for theregulation of the size of the sleeve and the bust.

Toronto, C-ntario, January 10th, 1920.

JAMES KiLNNEDY MCCOMB. Signed in the presence oi- CHAS. H. RICHES, W. J.GILCHRIST.

